Efficient treatment of real textile wastewater: Performance of activated sludge and biofilter systems with a high-rate filter as a pre-treatment process

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 308-315

  Kang, Yongtae ^a   Won, Taejun ^b   Hyun, Kilsoo ^b  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

activated sludge; anaerobic aerobic zones; biofilters; high rate filter; real textile wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; ALTERNATIVE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC/AEROBIC; BATCH REACTOR SYSTEMS; EFFICIENT TREATMENT; HIGH RATE; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; REAL TEXTILE WASTEWATER; SLUDGE PRODUCTION; SLUDGE SYSTEMS; TEXTILE WASTEWATER; TEXTILE WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; EFFICIENCY; TEXTILE PROCESSING; TEXTILES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 84857714345     PISSN: 12267988     EISSN: 19763808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12205-012-1479-7     Document Type: Article

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